مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - A Look at the Life and Works of Koca Nişancı Celâlzâde Mustafa Çelebi

Abstract :

Kanuni Sultan Süleyman’s reign surely reflects the most glorious period of the Ottoman Empire, due to great victories and the noteworthy development of the imperial bureaucracy and law-state relationship. It is surely beyond doubt that Ebûsuud and Kemalpaşazâde, as known legal experts and Celâlzâde, also known as Koca Nişancı regulating the laws of the period, made significant contributions in Sultan Süleyman’s taking the title Kanuni. The developed bureaucratic structure resulting from the changes in the Ottoman State raised its position to the brightest together with Celâlzâde, and the forms of expressions he used continued to impact upon the Ottoman bureaucracy at least until the first quarter of the seventeenth century. In addition to being a senior bureaucrat, he was to the same degree a scholar, a historian and a poet. His works are some of the most valuable sources for his period. His experience at state level and being a witness to events gave him a privileged position and this has increased the value of the works he produced. This article provides information concerning the author’s life and his works.